Spook's

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Spook's
Hardback covers of The Wardstone Chronicles; the first arc in the series.
  • The Wardstone Chronicles:
  • The Spook's Apprentice (2004)
  • The Spook's Curse (2005)
  • The Spook's Secret (2006)
  • The Spook's Battle (2007)
  • The Spook's Mistake (2008)
  • The Spook's Sacrifice (2009)
  • The Spook's Nightmare (2010)
  • The Spook's Destiny (2011)
  • Spook's: I Am Grimalkin (2011)
  • The Spook's Blood (2012)
  • Spook's: Slither's Tale (2012)
  • Spook's: Alice (2013)
  • The Spook's Revenge (2013)
  • The Starblade Chronicles:
  • Spook's: A New Darkness (2014)
  • Spook's: The Dark Army (2016)
  • Spook's: The Dark Assassin (2017)
  • Brother Wulf:
  • Brother Wulf (2020)
  • Brother Wulf: Wulf's Bane (2021)
  • Brother Wulf: The Last Spook (2022)
  • Brother Wulf: Wulf's War (2023)
AuthorJoseph Delaney
Illustrator
  • UK - David Wyatt and Julek Heller
  • US - Patrick Arrasmith, Tim Foley and Julek Heller
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature, dark fantasy
Publisher
Published
  • 2004–2013 (The Wardstone Chronicles)
  • 2014–2017 (The Starblade Chronicles)
  • 2020–2023 (Brother Wulf)
Media type
No. of books20 + related works

Spook's, published as The Last Apprentice in the United States, is a children's dark fantasy series by English author Joseph Delaney. It is published by imprints of Penguin Random House in the United Kingdom and HarperCollins in the United States. The series has been published in 30 countries, with sales exceeding 4.5 million copies. It started in 2004 with The Spook's Apprentice, which has been adapted into a play script, a feature film titled Seventh Son, and a French graphic novel.

The main series consists of 20 books, with three arcs. The Wardstone Chronicles, follows Thomas "Tom" Ward's journey as he apprentices under John Gregory, the spook of the County, situated in a fictionalized Lancashire. Through his mentorship, Tom masters the skills to confront supernatural threats. However, as the narrative unfolds, Tom finds himself confronting an even greater peril: the Fiend. The Starblade Chronicles, extends the adventures of Tom Ward, now a Spook, battling a grave evil endangering the County and beyond. Tom mentors his apprentice, Jenny, amidst formidable challenges. Brother Wulf, features the exploits of Brother Wulf, a novice monk, and Tom Ward.

There are also several related works set in the same world, including two short story compilations, a bestiary, and two novellas.